I am so depressed and feel hopeless
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Originally Posted by least;[url=tel:7719512
7719512[/url]]My brother came over after his hike today and went to the store for some easy food. Yogurt, bananas. Easy to eat and good for me. He fed Billie and took her out. He even cleaned the cat boxes. 
I am so grateful for his help. 
Pain not as bad today as it was when I got up. A little less severe. I'll take all the respite I can get.
At least I'm fed and Billie's fed and the strays are fed.
I am so grateful for his help. Pain not as bad today as it was when I got up. A little less severe. I'll take all the respite I can get.
At least I'm fed and Billie's fed and the strays are fed.
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Originally Posted by least 
I have no thoughts or desires to hurt myself or anything like that, but this pain I've had for the last month is really doing my head in. 
It's all I can think about cause it's always there. I take norcos for it, but they don't help much, if at all, and the awful side effect of them is horrible constipation.
I saw the pain doctor yesterday and she set up an appt for another caudal block to be scheduled as soon as my insurance approves it.
My memory of events in the past month is fuzzy and inconclusive. Can't remember dates or days.
I feel like this pain will never leave and that the rest of my life will be like this, painful and helpless.
I've been on sertraline (zoloft) for years and it helps my depression, but this is a whole 'nother animal. I am sick of this and want the pain to end. It's unbearable and constant.
I am afraid the pain will never go away and I'll be like this forever.
It's all I can think about cause it's always there. I take norcos for it, but they don't help much, if at all, and the awful side effect of them is horrible constipation. I saw the pain doctor yesterday and she set up an appt for another caudal block to be scheduled as soon as my insurance approves it.
My memory of events in the past month is fuzzy and inconclusive. Can't remember dates or days.
I feel like this pain will never leave and that the rest of my life will be like this, painful and helpless.
I've been on sertraline (zoloft) for years and it helps my depression, but this is a whole 'nother animal. I am sick of this and want the pain to end. It's unbearable and constant.
I am afraid the pain will never go away and I'll be like this forever.
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A bit of good news, tempered with a dose of patience. My procedure has been approved and scheduled for the 24th. So at least I now have an end to work toward.
My loving brother came over this morning on his way to work and fed Billie and took her out.
So at least I now have an end to work toward. My loving brother came over this morning on his way to work and fed Billie and took her out.
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Had my first physical therapy appt today with a nice lady named Rhonda. She had me do exercises and left me two sheets of paper with the exercises on them and said to do them twice a day.
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Did my exercises for the second time today and marked it down on the paper. Most of them hurt to do them. Some I can barely do. But I'm giving it my all in hopes that it will strengthen my legs. They are very weak now.
Most of them hurt to do them. Some I can barely do. But I'm giving it my all in hopes that it will strengthen my legs. They are very weak now. 
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Got a call this morning from the hospital's occupational therapist and she's coming tomorrow for an intake appt. Said she wanted to ask me about help with bathing and dressing and such. I need help with those things and am going to ask her about it.
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